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Know Your
Interviewer
by: Jobs
4 Grads Now
It’s time to turn your attention to the person who will be
conducting the first interviews.
Do some research and identify his or her interests. Next, review the
interviewer’s career track. See where they’ve worked and in what capacities. And
finally, research and review the hiring manager’s online profile so you better
understand who he or she is and what makes them tick before the interview has
even begun. That is not a problem, we learned that in the last step.
But what is important is to use this information as common denominators in your
interview. For example: If you found that the interviewers hobby is canoing, buy
a magazine on canoing and find a way to bring it up in the interview. It could
be as simple as placing the magazine on top of your resume and letting him see
it as you remove your resume. Trust me, he or she will ask you about it.
Remember that it is all about them and common denominators help to make it about
them. Its simple human behavior. Why are your friends friends? Because you have
a lot of common denominators or things you like in common. If you didn’t have
common denominators they would be strangers. Make sure this employer is not a
stranger.
Trust me, this will be time well-spent.
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